Children in our community are one of our biggest priorities at the Shiawassee Arts Center (SAC). We offer a variety of classes and workshops for grade school students after school, homeschoolers, scouts, church groups, and 4-H Clubs. Classes can be arranged to earn badges or just for the students’ enjoyment and artistic enrichment.

Our simple, hands-on multi-media classes vary from painting and drawing to mosaics and pottery. Purchase an annual SAC membership for your child ($20) or the entire family ($50) and receive discounts on classes. If you would like to arrange a class for your group, please contact us.

Thursday after-school classes run from 4pm – 5:30pm. Classes are $10 for SAC members and $12 for guests! Note: A 3% processing fee is applied to all online purchases of SAC classes

Check out our upcoming youth classes below.

Artwork not picked up within two weeks of completion or notification of completion by SAC will be disposed of.

Call (989) 723-8354 or visit us in person to register!

Instructors are Linda Ruehle – Arts Education Director, Cora Walby – Arts Education Director, Brian Bruff – SAC Board Member, and Class Instructors otherwise noted*

Children’s After School Art Classes

Thursdays 4pm – 5:30pm

$10 SAC Member/$12 Guest Student annual memberships are $20 (Note: A 3% processing fee is applied to all online purchases of SAC classes)

Artwork not picked up within two weeks of completion or notification of completion by SAC will be disposed of.

April 3 – Spring Break Play in Clay! – Create a bowl on the pottery wheel and a handbuilding Tic-Tac-Toe snack bowl. Students will need to sign-up for the April 17 glazing class to finish these two items.

April 10 – Fun with Foam– Carve into floral foam to create your very own 3-D sculpture! Students will seal and paint sculptures. Your imagination is the limit! – Lily Evans, Artist/Instructor

April 17 – Glazing Clay Projects – Painting your pottery from the April 3rd class will bring it to life and after one more kiln firing, the pottery can be picked up at the next class…if you bring a box!:)

April 24 – Self Love Silhouette – Project and trace your silhouette to create a unique self-portrait and fill it in with what makes you…YOU! Also, students will be able to view the county-wide High School Scholarship Exhibit. Lily Evans, Artist/Instructor

May 1 – Watercolor of Your Favorite Stuffy Friend– Bring your favorite stuffy or at least a good reference photo to paint from.

May 8 – Mother’s Day Paper Flower Bouquet – Flowers can be a symbol of love, gratitude, tenderness, grace and many other traits associated with motherhood. Join us as we cut, fold, bend, glue and arrange paper flowers into bouquets to give to a mother-figure in your life.

May 15 – Prototype for Upcycle Event in August – What is the Upcycle Event? Our park will become a sculpture park of recycled sculptures created by youth and adult artists. Come, learn, and create a smaller version of what you might create for the August event at SAC. Save and bring outdoor-safe recycled materials. We will be saving items as well

Note: Artwork not picked up within two weeks of completion or notification of completion by SAC will be disposed of.